An outbreak of Acinetobacter baumannii: The importance of cross-transmission

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 588-591

  D'Agata, E M C ^a   Thayer, V ^a   Schaffner, W ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0033796566     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/501808     Document Type: Article

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